Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-15
Industrial Journal. I

''hed 10 become one of the important manu-
facluring centres of New England. All n
It's manufacturing and trade interests are nov
hourIshing, its people are stirring and enter
prising, and they have several importap
measures in progress for developing to ,
much greater degree than at present the civ
natural advantages and resources.
The Kennebec dam at the north end of IN,
| city affords a magnificent water power tina
az yet is only utilized to a small extent. com
parativelyr of its full capacity This grea
| privilege, with the land and buildings adioin
ing on both sides of the river, is owned b,
the Edwards Manufacturing Company. y. W
Cole, agent, whose cotton mills here nov
employ 700 hands and turn off Bot, 900 yard
OF print cloth weekly. This live corporation
have just completed handsome brick block
| lW160, three stories, containing four store
| and four tenements, at cost of S25 900. Or
the east side Of the dam they are making ex
tensiye Improvements, preparatory TO clearin.
the site on the west side for new mill o.
10000 spindles, to be erected next wear
These Improvements contemplate the cree
ton of building 25Ox6O, three stories, u
contain from 10000 to 5000 feet more
side, which is TO be removed to make room
for the new cotton mill The foundations OF
this structure are now being laid. II i.
planned 10 accommodate the various indus.
tries now carried on in the old building, and
will also furnish room for new ones. The
Industries now established in the old building
and which will find superior quarters in the
new, are the furniture shops of 5. ). Brook.
and &. +. Lewis; Gay and Parsons, ratchet
screwdriyers; William Gage, excelsior ma
chimes; +. & }. Atkins & Co, boxes pumps
etc; l.. I. Furbish, patent machines, and
John 7. Ryan's gristmil.
5. 5. Brooks manufactures general line
of furniture and c. f. Lewis does frst-clas.
cabinet work, such as desks, book cases, and
robes, sideboards and chamber-sets in ash
oak and maple Mr.. Gage has made 800 ex-
celsior machines during the past twenty years
which have been sent all over this country and
the Dominion. He i now making lot OF
twelve which will go to Pennsylvania and
other parts of the country. He also makes
other varieties of woodworking machinery.
Gay & Parsons make six sizes of their ratchet
screwdrivers which find a market in this and
foreign countries. Their business employs
from 10 to 20 hands and the demand is stead
lily increasing +. 4 j. Atkins & Co. run a
planning mill and manufacture boxes and box
shocks, pumps and house finishing material
John 7. Ryan grinds yearly 900 bushels OF
western corn and 10000 of native, beside a
large amount of feed. His new mill acros,
the river will be a fine affair both as regards
machinery and methods.
Wyman, Webbcr < Gage have an extensive
door, sash and blind factory on Bond Brook
and deal largely in all kinds of lumber, en-
II. Ga,
doors sash, blinds, kiln-dried hardwood floor
ing stair-rails, newels, door and window
frames, mouldings, etc. Their business con
sumes about ,2j0, 600 feet of lumber yearly.
Their hardwood lumber is mostly received by
rail from Caribou. b. F, PARROT K Co.,
who have an extensive corn and grain store
on Water street, now run the Bond Brook
grist-mill, where they grind 81, 900 bushels of
corn and grain yearly.
$. l.. Huntington, in the manufacture
of cuStom-clothing and for his own sales
employs from - to 30 hands thas IL.
Mason, for his custom trade and his Iwn
sales employs from 20 to 30 hands inside
and as many more outside l.. X. Smith has
fine custom-taloring establishment on
Water street and employs from six to ten
hands l.. H. Dudley, in connection with
his cloth and furnishing store, is building up
a large custom tailoring business on Water
street at the north end he now employs
eight hands. \. J. Hall in custom-t tailoring
on Water street employs ten hands.
The manufacture OF harnesses and saddles
has been. and is still large and growing
business in Augusta. Doughty Brothers,
noted for their excellent work, have large
establishment on Water street. They have
in use the latest-improved machinery and
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the United States They make from fifty to
sixty harnesses every week and about the
same number of extra saddles They now
employ 20 hands H. H. Hamln has two
factories ON Water street and in both employ
about 30 hands There is also another con
Germ engaged in the business.
o. II. Groves commenced the manufacture
of parlor furniture on Water street four
wears ago and he now employees ten hands.
The pushes used in his business are mostly
manufactured in Sanford. He sells to the
trade in this State
Henry VI. Taught has granite and marble
monumental works near the north and of
Water street and has an increasing business.
W II. Turner's works on Bridge street
were established in 1882. He does all kinds
of granite and marble work, employing from
six to ten men
Hiram Clark, the enterprising carriage
manufacturer, has recently enlarged and i'm
proved his factory buildings on Water street.
His patent combination drop-axle wagon bids
fair to become very popular. There are now
six in use, with which the owners are much
pleased. In practical use ms combinations
are SO arranged rs to produce the best pos
Sible results. lie makes all kinds of car
riages and sleighs and has large repository.
The Augusta Beef Company nave hand-
some new building at the south end OF Water
street and large lots of the finest quality OF
kennebec hogs are worked up here INTO
every form of use. They handle large
amounts of Chicago beef poultry lamb
potatoes, onions. etc. f. W Summons Is the
manager.
Emile Barber does large business at his
steam dyehouse on alter street employing
several hands. He has had torty-hve years
experience in the business and does excellent
work in all its branches.
The Augusta Bleachery on Oak street W.
II. Holmes proprietor, does everything IN the
line of bonnet bleaching. dyeing, hat and